JP2021026676A - Order-reception/placement-matching system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an order-reception/placement-matching system capable of quickly presenting an orderer after receiving information on contents of an order from the orderer, with estimates from order-receiver candidates each having an intention to accept the order.SOLUTION: An order-reception/placement-matching system 1 for mediating an orderer and order receivers includes: order-information-receiving means 11 for receiving order information from an ordering company 2 as an orderer; order-information-providing means 12 for providing the order information to order-receiving companies 3 as a plurality of order-receiver candidates; estimate-receiving means 13 for receiving estimates from a plurality of the order-receiving companies 3 having received provision of the order information; and estimate-provision means 14 for providing information on the estimates to the orderer. When a number of reception cases of the estimate reaches a predetermined upper limit value, the estimate-receiving means 13 closes the reception of the estimate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to an order matching system that mediates between an orderer and a contractor.

Conventionally, as a matching service that connects an orderer who places an order and a contractor who receives an order, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. In the matching service described in Patent Document 1, the ordering party sends information on the ordering item to the computer of the coordinator in charge of the ordering candidate company via the Internet, and the coordinator introduces the ordering item to the appropriate ordering candidate company. When the order candidate company decides to enter the order, it accesses the company selection system and makes an entry. The ordering party browses the information of the entry candidate company, and if he / she wishes to have an interview with the candidate company, he / she applies for the interview by telephone, e-mail, etc. and introduces it to the operator of the matching service. Pay the fee.

JP-A-2018-180671

When the ordering party selects a supplier from a plurality of ordering candidates, the estimated amount presented by each ordering candidate is often used as the selection criterion. When soliciting quotations from multiple order candidates, if you set a long period for submitting quotations, you can receive quotations from many order candidates, which gives you a wider range of choices. For example, the product to be ordered is under development. If it is a prototype and the ordering party wishes to obtain the item to be ordered at an early stage, it is necessary to promptly receive a quotation and decide the ordering party. In such a case, if the period for submitting the quotation is simply set short, the number of quotes presented may be reduced and the range of choices may be narrowed.

Therefore, the present invention provides an order matching system capable of promptly presenting an estimate from an order candidate who is willing to respond to the order to the orderer after receiving information on the contents of the order from the orderer. The purpose is to provide.

The present invention is an ordering / ordering matching system that mediates between an orderer and a contractor in order to achieve the above object, and is an ordering information receiving means for receiving ordering information from the ordering party, and a plurality of the ordering information. The quotation receiving means is provided with an ordering information providing means provided to the ordering candidate, a quotation receiving means for receiving a quotation from the plurality of ordering candidates, and a quotation information providing means for providing the quotation information to the ordering party. Provides an order matching system that closes the acceptance of quotations when the number of quotations accepted reaches a predetermined upper limit.

According to the order matching system according to the present invention, it is possible to promptly present to the orderer an estimate from an order candidate who is willing to respond to the order after receiving information on the contents of the order from the orderer. It becomes.

It is a flowchart which shows a series of flow from the provision of order information by an orderer to delivery and payment. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the schematic block block example of the order matching system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The quotation receiving means shows a term chart when receiving a quotation from a plurality of ordering companies, (a) is the case where the ordering company decides the ordering party from the quotation presented in the first reception period, and (b) is the second time. The case where the ordering company 2 decides the ordering party from the quotation presented in the reception period of is shown respectively.

[First Embodiment]
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are shown as suitable specific examples for carrying out the present invention, and there are some parts that specifically exemplify various technically preferable technical matters. , The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this specific aspect.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a series of flow from the provision of ordering information by the ordering party to delivery and payment. Here, the content of the order by the orderer is the manufacture of the work, and the case where the contractor who received the order manufactures and delivers the work will be described, but the content of the order is not limited to the manufacture of the work. Using the order matching system according to the present invention, it is possible to match (mediate) the orderer and the contractor of various goods (goods) and services (services).

In this flowchart, the ordering party creates a drawing showing the structure of the workpiece to be ordered and ordering information showing the contents of the ordering such as the desired delivery date (step S1), and the ordering party is the contractor who is willing to respond to this ordering. An order candidate creates a quotation (step S2). The ordering party obtains this quotation (step S3), and determines the ordering party from the order candidates who presented the quotation (step S4). The ordering candidate selected as the ordering party produces and delivers the ordered item after receiving the order (step S5), and the ordering party who received the delivery pays the price (step S6).

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration example of the order matching system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The order matching system 1 is a system that matches an orderer who places an order with a contractor who receives an order, and is composed of a matching server 10 which can be connected to a public communication network such as the Internet. The matching server 10 selects the ordering information created in step S1 from the process of providing the ordering information to a plurality of order candidate candidates in each of the above steps when the ordering party selects the ordering party in step S4. It is involved in the process of notifying the order candidate.

FIG. 2 illustrates the ordering company 2 as the ordering party and the ordering company 3 as a plurality of ordering candidates who can be the contractors who receive the order. The communication terminal 21 of the ordering company 2 and the communication terminals 31 of the plurality of ordering companies 3 are capable of bidirectional communication with the matching server 10 via the public communication network. Further, although FIG. 2 shows only one ordering company 2, the matching server 10 can deal with a plurality of ordering cases from a plurality of ordering parties.

In the present embodiment, the case where the ordering company 2 and the plurality of ordering companies 3 are corporations will be described, but the ordering party and the ordering candidate may be individuals, or may be an organization without legal personality. May be good. Further, the communication terminal 21 and the communication terminal 31 are, for example, information processing devices such as a personal computer and a so-called smartphone, but are not limited to this, and may be, for example, a facsimile. When the communication terminal 21 or the communication terminal 31 is a facsimile, the matching server 10 communicates with the communication terminal 21 or the communication terminal 31 by a telephone line which is a public communication network.

The matching server 10 has received the ordering information receiving means 11 for receiving the ordering information from the ordering company 2, the ordering information providing means 12 for providing the ordering information to the plurality of ordering companies 3 registered in advance, and the ordering information. A quotation receiving means 13 that accepts quotations from a plurality of ordering companies 3, a quotation information providing means 14 that provides the received quoting information to the ordering company 2, and an ordering company 2 that receives the information when the ordering company 2 decides the ordering party. The destination information receiving means 15 is provided.

The ordering information receiving means 11, the ordering information providing means 12, the estimation receiving means 13, the estimation information providing means 14, and the ordering party information receiving means 15 are programs in which the microprocessor of the matching server 10 is stored in a storage device 100 such as a hard disk. It is realized by executing 101. Further, the storage device 100 stores the order candidate database 102. In the order candidate database 102, the contact information of a plurality of ordering companies 3 and the history information of past transactions using the ordering matching system 1 of each ordering company 3 are registered.

The ordering information receiving means 11 receives the ordering information transmitted from the ordering company 2 via the public communication network, and the ordering information providing means 12 provides the public communication network to the plurality of ordering companies 3 registered in the order candidate database 102. Send order information via. The quotation receiving means 13 receives a quotation from a plurality of contracting companies 3 via a public communication network. This estimate includes information on the amount of money (estimated amount) as a consideration for providing the workpiece as an ordered item to the ordering company 2.

The quotation reception means 13 closes the reception of quotations when the number of quotations received reaches a predetermined upper limit value or when the deadline for receiving quotations has arrived. The deadline for the quotation is set in consideration of the period required for creating the quotation after the ordering company 3 receives the ordering information, for example, 48 hours after the ordering information is provided. .. The information on the deadline time and the information on the upper limit of the number of received quotations are provided to a plurality of contracting companies 3 together with, for example, ordering information.

When the number of received quotations reaches the upper limit, the quotation receiving means 13 closes the acceptance of quotations even before the deadline. The upper limit of the number of received quotations is smaller than the number of ordering companies 3 to which the ordering information providing means 12 provides ordering information. That is, not all of the ordering companies 3 who have received the ordering information can submit the quotation, and when the submission of the quotation is delayed and the number of the quotation received by the quotation receiving means 13 reaches the upper limit, the acceptance of the quotation is closed. I can't submit a quote.

The quotation information providing means 14 transmits the quotation information received from the contracting company 3 to the ordering company 2 via the public communication network. This transmission may be performed each time a quotation is received from the ordering company 3, or may be sent to the ordering company 2 together with the quotations received so far when the acceptance of the quotation is closed.

When the ordering company 2 examines the contents of the provided quotation and determines the ordering party, the ordering company 2 notifies the matching server 10 of the determined ordering party. The supplier information receiving means 15 receives this notification, charges the ordering company 2 for the brokerage fee, and notifies the ordering company 3 selected as the ordering party to that effect. Upon receiving this notification, the ordering company 3 produces the ordered product and delivers it to the ordering company 2, and the ordering company 2 pays the ordering company 3.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, when the number of quotations received by the quotation receiving means 13 reaches the upper limit, the acceptance of quotations is closed, so that each contracting company 3 has another Compete to promptly create and submit a quotation ahead of the contracting company 3. As a result, after receiving the ordering information from the ordering company 2, it is possible to present the quotation from the ordering company 3 to the ordering company 2 at an early stage.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, the quotation receiving means 13 receives a request from a plurality of contracting companies 3 that they intend to present a quotation for ordering information. Further, the quotation receiving means 13 sets the contracting company 3 that has received the offer as the prospective quotation presenter among the plurality of contracting companies 3, and accepts the quotation only when the prospective quotation presenter presents the quotation.

As a result, in the present embodiment, if the contracting company 3 makes an offer to present the quotation, and even if this request is accepted, the preparation of the quotation is delayed compared to other prospective quotation presenters. It may not be possible to provide a quote. The upper limit of the number of people who are planning to present quotations is, for example, 5, and the upper limit of the number of quotations accepted is, for example, 3. These upper limits are set in advance by, for example, the operator of the order matching system 1.

The request for presenting the quotation is made by communication between the communication terminal 31 of the contracting company 3 and the matching server 10 via the public communication network, and the quotation receiving means 13 accepts the request from the contracting company 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the contracting company 3 may be offered to offer an estimate by telephone contact. In this case, for example, the telephone operator of the operator of the ordering / ordering matching system 1 inputs to the matching server 10 that the intention is indicated, and the quotation receiving means 13 accepts this input as an offer from the ordering company 3. ..

According to this second embodiment, in addition to the effect of the first embodiment, it is necessary to make an offer to have an intention to present an estimate prior to presenting the estimate, and the number of received requests is Due to the restrictions, the contracting company 3 is more motivated to make a decision to make a quotation promptly after the ordering information is provided and make an offer, and then to prepare and present the quotation more promptly. .. As a result, it becomes possible to present the quotation from the ordering company 3 to the ordering company 2 at an earlier stage than in the first embodiment.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, after the quotation receiving means 13 closes the acceptance of the quotation from the plurality of ordering companies 3, if the ordering company 2 does not determine the ordering party within a predetermined time, the acceptance of the quotation is resumed. To do. That is, in the present embodiment, the quotation receiving means 13 can receive the quotation from the ordering company 3 in a plurality of receiving periods, and an interruption period in which the reception of the quotation is interrupted is provided between the receiving periods before and after. ..

If the ordering company 2 does not receive the notification that the ordering party information receiving means 15 has decided the ordering party within a predetermined time after the start of the suspension period, the next receiving period starts. This predetermined time is set in consideration of the period required for the ordering company 2 to examine the content of the quote presented, for example, 24 hours.

FIG. 3 shows a term chart when the quotation receiving means 13 receives a quotation from a plurality of ordering companies 3, and FIG. 3A shows a case where the ordering company 2 decides an ordering party from the quotation presented in the first reception period 41. (B) shows the case where the ordering company 2 decides the ordering party from the estimate presented in the second reception period 42. In both cases of FIGS. 3A and 3B, the upper limit of the number of quotations accepted is assumed to be 3, and the time when the quotations are presented by a plurality of contracting companies 3 is t _N (N indicates the order of acceptance). It is shown by the natural number shown).

In the case of FIG. 3A, three _{quotations are presented before the deadline T1 of the first} acceptance period 41 arrives, so that the quotations are accepted when the third estimate is presented. The deadline is closed. When the ordering company 2 decides the ordering party from the ordering companies 3 who have presented these three quotations and notifies the matching server 10, the second acceptance period 42 is not started.

In the case of FIG. 3 (b), the accepted number of estimates in the application period 41 of the first is of 2, it does not reach the upper limit, the application period 41 of the first ends with the arrival of the deadline time T _1. If the ordering company 2 does not determine the ordering party within the suspension period 40 after the end of the first acceptance period 41, the quotation receiving means 13 resumes the acceptance of the quotation. That is, the second reception period 42 starts.

When the quotation receiving means 13 starts accepting the quotation in the second reception period 42, the quotation receiving means 13 transmits the resumption information to a plurality of contracting companies 3. In this restart information, in addition to the information that the second reception period 42 is started, the information _{regarding the deadline T2 of the second} reception period 42, and the upper limit of the estimated number of receptions in the second reception period 42. Contains information about.

In the second round of the acceptance period 42, and 3 of the estimates before the deadline time T ₂ arrives is presented, estimates of acceptance is closed for at that time. If the supplier information receiving means 15 does not receive a notification from the ordering company 2 that the supplier has been decided within a predetermined time from the deadline of the second acceptance period 42, the third acceptance period starts. Will be done.

According to this third embodiment, if a desirable quotation is not obtained for the ordering company 2 in the first reception period 41, the quotation can be received in the second reception period 42 or a later reception period. Therefore, the initial reception period 41 can be shortened while avoiding the situation where a desired quotation cannot be finally obtained for the ordering company 2. As a result, it becomes possible to present the quotation from the ordering company 3 to the ordering company 2 at an earlier stage.

(Additional note)
Although the present invention has been described above based on the first to third embodiments, these embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. It should also be noted that not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the means for solving the problems of the invention.

The present invention can be carried out with appropriate modifications by omitting some configurations or adding or replacing configurations without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In addition, the first to third embodiments may be combined as appropriate.

1 ... Order matching system 11 ... Order information receiving means 12 ... Ordering information providing means 13 ... Estimating receiving means 14 ... Estimating information providing means 15 ... Ordering party information receiving means 2 ... Ordering company (ordering party)
3 ... Contractor (contractor, candidate for order)

Claims (4)

It is an order matching system that mediates between the orderer and the contractor.
Order information receiving means for receiving order information from the orderer, and
An ordering information providing means for providing the ordering information to a plurality of order candidates,
Quotation receiving means for receiving quotations from the plurality of order candidates, and
The quotation information providing means for providing the quotation information to the ordering party is provided.
The quotation reception means closes the reception of quotations when the number of quotations received reaches a predetermined upper limit.
Order matching system. The ordering information providing means provides the information on the upper limit value and the information on the deadline time for accepting the quotation to the plurality of order candidates.
The quotation receiving means closes the reception of quotations even before the deadline when the number of quotations received reaches the upper limit value.
The order matching system according to claim 1. The quotation receiving means receives an offer from the plurality of order candidates that they are willing to present an estimate for the order information, and estimates the order candidate who has received the offer among the plurality of order candidates. When the person who is planning to present the quotation presents the quotation, the person who is planning to present the quotation is accepted, and the upper limit is set to be smaller than the number of the person who is planning to present the quotation.
The order matching system according to claim 1 or 2. After the deadline for accepting the quotation, the quotation receiving means resumes accepting the quotation if the ordering party does not determine the ordering party within a predetermined time.
The order matching system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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